Hughes reportedly sold his interest in his business for many, many, many millions of dollars. Aside from some degree of ego gratification, he probably doesn’t give a shit.
Like I said, NFL rebuilds can be fast - free agents and you can find immediate starters well into the 3rd and 4th rounds of the draft. Just need an actual GM not the current owner-clown to oversee it.
Cowboys fan like you? If yes, he needn’t worry. NFL rebuilds can be very fast and regardless, he doesn’t live there or grew up there so he can pick a different team if need be.
No one actually thought they were making the playoffs this season but there’s a continuum between tanking and being a playoff team and I believe that the plan/hope was to move along that continuum toward the making the playoff end of it.
They wouldn't have acquired Laine if that was actually the plan. Even a "meh" Laine would be a 25-25 guy, which on this roster would make a difference.